UFC on ABC 9 took place on Saturday morning in the United States from Abu Dhabi. The promotion handed out 4 bonuses. Steven Nguyen earned a Performance Bonus with his outstanding performance over Mohammad Yahya. Nguyen scored a record 7 knockdowns prior to a doctor stoppage in round 2. Muslim Slikhov earned a Performance Bonus […]
Hulk Hogan passes away at the age of 71
TMZ first reported that Terry Bollea, aka Hulk Hogan passed away at the age of 71. He passed away of cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida. Hogan became a cultural icon during his stint with the World Wrestling Federation (n/k/a World Wrestling Entertainment) in the 1980s. He then signed with WCW in 1994 […]
Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act introduced as a federal bill
On Wednesday, a bipartisan bill was introduced before Congress which would overhaul the landscape of boxing. The bill is championed by the TKO, the parent company of the UFC and WWE. Notably, TKO CEO Ari Emanuel intimated earlier this year that TKO would be entering boxing and noted that the current version of the Ali […]
UFC 318 Prelims tops A18-49 demo
UFC 318 PPV Prelims topped the A18-49 demo on Saturday night gaining a 0.39 share (~516K-~530K viewers) of the vaunted youth demo per Programming Insider. It was better than the WNBA All-Star Game which aired that night on ABC. However, the WNBA All-Star game drew better in the A25-54 category drawing a .50 share (~611K […]
WWE partners with movie site Fandango for Summerslam
The WWE announced on Monday that it has partnered with movie site Fandango to air the two-night Summerslam in movie theaters. WWE and @Fandango announced today that the first-ever two-night #SummerSlam taking place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will screen live in select Regal Cinemas across the U.S. on Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, […]